“In the space of just a few minutes we caught a man eating porridge and a lady applying lipstick both while driving on the M6 at 50mph.

“We also stopped a motorcyclist riding his bike with his helmet resting on the top of his head in order to take a phone call.

“A number of motorists who were stopped for using their mobile phones were also found to have no insurance, so their vehicles were seized.”

Between 2013 and 2015, 7,713 drivers in the West Midlands were prosecuted for driving while using a mobile phone.

Insp Hathaway added: “Yet again it’s very disappointing to see that many people just don’t seem to be getting the message that using your phone, or any mobile device, while driving is extremely dangerous.

“If you use your phone when driving your reaction times are similar to those of someone over the drink drive limit.

“No call can be so urgent that it’s worth putting lives at risk.”

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